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The following page is a three column layout with a header that contains a quicklinks jump menu and the search CSUN function. Page sections are identified with headers. The footer contains update, contact and emergency information.

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Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Major Programs:

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Dietetic Internship Program

Graduate Programs

Faculty and Staff Info

Faculty/Staff Directory

New Faculty Positions

Centers and Organizations

Child & Family Studies Laboratory

Marilyn Magaram Center

Student Planning

Advisement

Course Prerequisites

Minors in FCS

Teaching Credential

CSUN Catalog Online

Graduate Student Handbook

Scholarships, Awards Info

Career and Networking

AAFCS website (off site)

FCS News & Events

The College

Family and Consumer Sciences is part of the College of Health and Human Development for more information about the college, click the link.

Site Maintained by: P. Sontag, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences Education

"I touch the Future. I teach." - Christa McAuliffe

There are heroes among us, and you may be one of them; you may be a future teacher. The Family and Consumer Sciences Education program at CSUN paves the way for a California Teaching Credential.

Our teacher preparation program meets California’s single subject waiver program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics. Graduates are prepared for the secondary credential program.

All students in the Family and Consumer Sciences Education program receive guidance from faculty advisors who are mindful of students’career goals. The curriculum provides a comprehensive background in child development and guidance; family living and parenting education; consumer education; housing and interior design; food and nutrition; textiles and apparel design and merchandising; individual and family health; and leadership.

Students can get involved with the Family and Consumer Sciences' Speakers Bureau - an organziation that creates opportunities for leadership, networking and potential lifelong professional relationships. Further opportunities present themselves through membership in the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) and the Home Economics Teachers Association of California (HETAC). Student teaching in local schools is part of the curriculum, and this helps students establish important professional relationships.

Students develop competence in the eight career paths relevant to teaching Family and Consumer Sciences. Students may also work with middle and high school students on selected projects.

Extend your reach:

Career opportunities for teachers are abundant due to the state’s renewed focus on education. The need for professionals in all areas of the field is also increasing steadily with the need for quality education. Our graduates have found success as: